https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/article/consider-adding-soft-touch-grips-competitive-edge
Firearms manufacturers, as another example, utilize TPEs to absorb kickback and its impact on the shoulder.
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/article/creating-circular-composites-challenges-and-opportunities-polymer-materials-engineers
These include the energy required for recycling, environmental impacts, carbon emissions, the value of the next life of the material, its longevity, and the economics of the entire process.
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/article/considering-house-plastisol-production
Producing your plastisol in-house can be one way to save costs, but it also comes with a number of challenges that could have an impact on your overall operations.
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/case-study/sealing-medical-device-savings
The Impact
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/article/exploring-benefits-bio-based-alternatives
Government agencies are implementing specific regulations to help reduce the environmental impact of product manufacturing.
https://www.avient.com/knowledge-base/case-study/led-manufacturer-innovates-and-saves-polymer-heat-sinks
The Impact
https://www.avient.com/news/sustainability-beyond-lightweighting-avient-features-recycled-content-composites-camx-2022
Applications ranging from trucking and trailers to pipeline reinforcement benefit from the light weight, high strength, and impact resistance of continuous glass fiber reinforced rPET.
https://www.avient.com/news/polyone-collaborates-waterstep-increase-access-clean-water
Specifically, PolyOne's high impact Geon™ formulation increased durability of the system to facilitate air-drop deliveries into remote areas in distress or recovering from natural disasters.
https://www.avient.com/news/new-resound-nf-reinforced-solutions-polyone-reduce-weight-sustainably
Compared to other natural fiber reinforced solutions, reSound NF materials will offer mechanical property improvements of more than 20% for tensile and flexural properties, 10°C to 20°C higher heat deflection temperature, and an increase of more than 50% in impact strength.
https://www.avient.com/news/new-rejoin-pcr-masterbatch-makes-100-percent-pcr-reality-polyolefin-packaging
It can be added during production using standard equipment with little to no impact on processing, and allows for full recyclability of the end product.